James Fearnley was an accordian player in the Anglo-Irish folk/punk band The Pogues. As a child James was a choir treble, but his voice broke at 16. He also took piano lessons but didn't enjoy it, so he chose to learn the guitar instead. He played with the singer Nick Wade and later with a group called The Mixers. James became the guitarist in the last edition of Shane MacGowan's band The Nips. The group then consisted of Shane MacGowan (vocals), Shanne Bradley (bass) and Jon Moss (drums). The Nips broke up at the end of 1980 he moved on to the soulband The Giants. James was asked by Moss if he wanted to become a permanant member of a band he sometimes he played in, called Culture Club. Due to a misunderstanding Fearnley never joined Culture Club, and shortly after this the band went on to fame. a piano accordion An accordion is a small portable free-reed wind instrument with a keyboard, the smallest representative of the organ family. ... The term Anglo-Irish means English-Irish. ... It has been suggested that Folkies be merged into this article or section. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... The Pogues in concert, 2004 The Pogues are a popular Anglo Irish folk rock band of the 1980s and 90s. ... A grand piano A piano is a keyboard instrument, widely used in western music for solo performance, chamber music, and accompaniment, and also as a convenient aid to composing and rehearsal. ... A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan is the singer and on-again, off-again leader of The Pogues, an Irish indie-rock/punk/folk band. ... The Nipple Erectors were a British punk rock band formed in Soho, London in 1977 and notable as former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowans first musical group. ... Jon Moss (full name Jonathan Aubrey Moss) (born September 11, 1957) is the former drummer of the bands Culture Club, London, Adam and the Ants, and The Damned. ... Culture Club, circa 1983 Culture Club was a popular 1980s pop group, perhaps most noticeable for their gender-bending frontman Boy George. ...

Fearnley sold his guitar and spent a year trying to write a novel. In 1982 MacGowan and Jem Finer were seeking a accordion player for their latest project. MacGowan knew that Fearnley had taken piano lessons and believed that he may have been able play the accordion too. Finer turned up at Fearnley's flat with an accordion in a laundry bag and persuaded him to give it a try. Fearnley was nick-named "maestro" because he was the one who could tune the instruments. In 1989, he married actress Danielle von Zernek and bought a house in Los Angeles. He left The Pogues in 1994 due to the band's heavy touring schedule, to spend more time with his family. Jeremy Jem Finer (born July 20, 1955) is a musician and composer who was one of the founding members of The Pogues. ... Nickname: City of Angels Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

He became a member of The Low And Sweet Orchestra, which released their debut album of spaghetti-western-ballads "Goodbye To All That" in 1996. The group also consisted of former Phelonius Monster vocalist Mike Martt, The Circle Jerks' Zander Schloss (guitar), the brothers Kieran and Dermot Mulroney (violins, cello, dobro), Tom Barta (bass) and Will Hughes (drums). For the masturbatory practice see mutual masturbation. ... Originally from St. ... Dermot Mulroney (born October 31, 1963 in Alexandria, Virginia, USA), is an American actor of Irish descent. ...

Fearnley has also appeared as a guest musician on albums with Talking Heads ("Naked"), David Byrne, LILT and Melissa Etheridge ("Yes I Am", "Talking to an Angel"). Talking Heads. ... Naked is an album released by The Talking Heads in 1988. ... David Byrne. ... Melissa Etheridge on the cover of her album Breakdown Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American rock musician. ...